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United States Patent | 6,123,574 |
Matsuda ,   et al. | September 26, 2000 |
The interior of a connector housing 3 is provided with terminal housing chambers 11 to which female terminal fittings 2 can be attached. Wall faces 24 within the terminal housing chambers 11 protrude so as to cover only three sides, the wall face which constitutes the remaining side being formed by an insertion hole wall 23 of a retainer 4. Openings on the anterior face of the terminal housing chambers 11 are linked by bending spaces 14 which provide space for lances 12 to bend, the detecting holes 15 opening beside these bending spaces 14. When the retainer 4 is attached, bending regulation members 20 enclose the bending spaces 14 and partition tab insertion holes 11A and the detecting holes 15.
Inventors: | Matsuda; Hirokazu (Yokkaichi, JP); Kawase; Hajime (Yokkaichi, JP) |
Assignee: | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. (JP) |
Appl. No.: | 121035 |
Filed: | July 23, 1998 |
Jul 29, 1997[JP] | 9-203547 |
Current U.S. Class: | 439/488; 439/595 |
Intern'l Class: | H01R 003/00 |
Field of Search: | 439/488,595,748,940,752.5,744,271 |
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5503570 | Apr., 1996 | Okada | 439/488. |
5743771 | Apr., 1998 | Yamaguchi et al. | 439/752. |
5769664 | Jun., 1998 | Saito et al. | 439/595. |
5839914 | Nov., 1998 | Watanabe et al. | 439/488. |
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